She walks into Starbucks; mask on, sweats, and tanktop. She is on the phone, and her conversation floats above the din of the espresso…
“Why do you walk so fast?”
I smile, “when I was a child, kids would say I walked gay. I started walking faster to…
“So, what is your name?” I asked the student.
“War and Peace, wow, I wish I could read… the same as you — just spend lots of time reading.
“You must be depressed.”
“Why?”
“Trump won!” Brian said, “What happened, I thought you said it would never happen?”
So, is it hate speech when two white boys randomly yell at a random black boy walking down the hall, “Trump! Trump! Trump!”?
